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Bet On The Cheltenham Festival in the USA – Odds and Betting Guide

The Cheltenham Festival takes place in a couple weeks at Cheltenham Racecourse in the UK. There are 28 races scheduled for the four-day meeting with the best horses in the UK all in one place for the week.

The Cheltenham Festival is massive in the UK, but there are also many Americans who enjoy betting on these exciting races. On this page I’ve outlined the best sportsbook for Americans to bet on the 2018 Cheltenham Festival races and also outlined the odds for some of the major races and provide a quick 3-step guide to betting on the Festival races.

Where To Bet On The Cheltenham Festival

Bovada is the best sportsbook for Americans interested in betting on the Cheltenham Festival horse races. Bovada is offering fixed odds futures betting in their sportsbook on all of the races at the festival, as well as offering race day betting at the Bovada racebook.

I’ve included the odds for some of the races below, but I suggest heading over to Bovada.lv yourself to see the up to date odds. To find the odds select ‘Horse Racing Futures and Props’ in the left sidebar of the sportsbook. On raceday you can select ‘Horses’ from the top navigation bar to wager on the Cheltenham Festival in the Racebook.

Supreme Novice Hurdle

The Cheltenham Festival kicks off on Tuesday with the Supreme Novice Hurdle. I included this screenshot to show that you can bet on every single race at the Festival at Bovada.

The Champion Hurdle

The Champion Hurdle is the predominant event on the first day of the Festival. As you can see Buveur Dair is a big favorite to win the race and rightfully so. The horse is coming off an impressive win at the BetFred Contenders Hurdle in early February and has won the last 7 hurdle events he’s entered, while going 9 for 10 with hurdle wins in his career. Buveur Dair is also the defending champion in this race. It’s going to take a big performance to knock off the favorite.

The Queen Mother Champion Chase

Wednesday’s big race is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, which is a prestigious grade 1, 2 mile steeplechase event. This year Altior is the favorite to take down the top prize after winning all 7 chase races the horse entered in the past couple years.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup

The crown jewel of the Cheltenham Festival is the Gold Cup, which takes place on the final day of the Festival and brings out the finest grade 1 horses in the UK. There is no overwhelming favorite in this race, but Might Bite is being given the best chance to win at odds of 3/1. The horse won all 5 of the chase events entered last year including the RSA Novices’ Chase at last years Cheltenham Festival. That said, this is really anyone’s race and picking someone with longer odds can get you a nice return.

To see all of the odds for the other races at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival, head over to Bovada.lv and select ‘Horse Racing Futures and Props’ from the left sidebar of the sportsbook.

Bet On 2018 Cheltenham Festival – How To Guide

Follow these three steps to get your bets in on the Cheltenham Festival races this year.